Shade-holder.



G. B. THOMAS.

SHADE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED B21119, 1913 Patented Aug. 4, 191% 5]x-wa, u to z THOM/FS B. M [N a Gm- M; [m r 5 ,W J

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GEORGE E. THOMAS, 0F BBII'JGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE BRYANTELECTRIC COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT. .fl. CORPORATION OF COIN--NECTICUT.

SHADE-HOLDER.

Speeillcafiion of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 19, 1913. Serial No. 807,752.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Urzouor. B. THOMAS, a eitixen of the United Statesof Ai'nericu, and residing at Bridgeport, in the rounty of liuirl'icldand State of Coimeulicut, have in vented 2i vermin new and useful.Improvement in ShndeJlolders, of which. the following is uspecification.

lily invention relates to shude holders and purticulmly lo shudo hindersfor electric hunp sockets, the object of my invention hoing to provide ucombined shade holder und socket eusing oi. new and improved ourstruotion.

In the accompanying drawing, l igure l. is a dropped elerution partiallybroken away, of tho rising and shude holder elements; Fig. is a sideclevntion ol the rusing elements mumbled, and Fig. I5 is o vorti. n1ooclion therelhrough.

In the form hero shown, the present lit ting comprises u cup 10 oicommon ronslruclion having u nipple ll wilh huil l9 by means of which itnun" loo rvnd'ly hung: from :1 suspension chain. The nipple only haveany desired n euns however for occuringr the fitting to its support. Thedough 13 oil llie cup muy he provided wilh :iny suiluhlrlatching moons.The urmrturcs l l here shown :ire of the type fully deurrihed in lheGoodridge Patent 9 38 626.

Sleoving into {.he (up I provide :1 uurmluir 15 of any Suitable shape,here hell-shaped, and provided :1; its upper rdgowvith lutrlr lug;Qlfill'lfil'll'r; H: and 1.7 adopted to engage the latching elemrnls onthe cup in substantially any relative rotary position of the ports, andat ils lower edge with means for engaging a allude. In the form heroshown a spring who 18 of common type [S lllllS- tinted, having a hearingloop ll), and finger grips 90, passing through. and supported in thelower portion of the hell l5. 7

To support the electric lamp sorket and form on incloning;- easing forthe lump receiving end of the hitter, l provide a shell El, bhoulderedlit to lulre henouth (he porcelain body 93 of the uorlnxt. This shellmay he ueciu'ed to the hell l5 in any suitable nmhner. l have here showna series o1 semitireulur uperturca Q-l, Lhe slruighl; or enguging' edgesQ5 of which are uppermost, and overlie, in assembled pomtiou. tho upperedges of eorrespoiuhng mwurdly-pressed semhcirrulnr lnunps; ill on Lhehell 15. Adjacent them: uperture- 2-1 the shell is slit, us at 27 topermit the metal to spring" in at them! points duringl'he lulu-hingaction. lrel'rmlily these slits. LT urc lor-(iled to the right of theupcrtiu'eu J4 so [hut the shell is ill'llEHllCil by inserting andturning to the rightul'lrr the lushion ol' :1 right handed znuxou', 'lheen ajugriuenl uuly he ollcctcd however hy u straight iuwurd puuh of theshell, since the Ellis 2? 'icrniit the :--holl to yield sullirienlly toride over lhe humps ll; whirh thereupon sin-up inlo the. apertures; 24.-wilhoul rolzdion. 'lo sepnrulc lho jnu'ljs, it is umensury to turn the:ehcll slightly to lhe lel'l; whereupon the porlion of The .hell he-Lwern the uporhireu ill and lln" slit .5? is [H'QSfilfl inward hv thehumps 2h which ride up thereon. .a l(('li$l 29 is prrleruhly formed inthe shell to llliliilllllllU-[lillll the switch lie 30 (or chain hell inthe ciu-zo of a pull socket).

.lnunxuuuh us l'he shell ill roinl'oroco the upprr porlion of the hell,it is; able to locate one oi the slits udjnrrnt the slit 31 in tho hellwhich not only :2 ronuuodulrs the key 30 (or chain hell') but ulsoweulrrus tho hell :11; this point; so thus it may he reudily presned inby the lingers to free the lutrhing elements as explained in lheGoodridge potent above mentioned. llhile the sholl 91 does not oxtendinto lhu ulrcred urea ol' oup und hell. ilr underl w; lhr lo. ...r atthe point at which pressure must he opplicd, und for this rrunon it isdesiruhle, in order to minimize the pressure rerpiired, that one of theslits .f? in lhc shell should he adjacent the slit E5]. in The upperportion of the hell.

Various modificutions of the construction will readily suggestthemsllves and I do not limit my invention to the drtuils shown.

I claim or; my iuvenlionz 1. lilting of the type drncrihr-d eoinprising:1 cup, a shade holder, means for hitching the hitler to {he cup inuuhntuutiully our relulii'o roliury position of the lilll'lrl, asol-lint shell and menus for lulrhing the lotler to the shade holderug'uinsll rndwisc sepnrulion l the parts.

2. A filling ol the ly'pr d aril rd roniprising; :1. cup, :1 shudeholder leeviug at its upper portion with the cup. llllllllS within lhcSlQLHCLl area for hitching the shade cap, a, socket 5114231 in sulzsmaz1: rgla iaiva 1'4 ":5

sieeved area f v of the mnts and reaflv aetachable 1 V I 1 he shuieholder. earned by sand. snae 1:01am mr guppor bmg 3 F A k of 'he typedean-fined cmpr1s- 1211 bmv of lamp socket.

i3 i1 :1 cap, a belbshape. shade holder havi: e 'tj 'g, e c'iescribndcan prising upper portion slew-i115; with the cap, i g skier 1,therewiih latching means within 511% sieeved area far i L ry pssitiun I011' ghe shade holder to the cap, 21 0f he parts and means cm'sried bysaid 35 s: 510, 5 1311 and means ii/in outside said 13616 holder forsummting (d inclosing s 1 area .301- latczhi ng 5110 11. to ihe 11 1 3'rficeiving (5 0f 2 lamp socket 7110191". my; 0 i'ypa GescrihadcomfiL-bing 0 2": the typa laser-filled c0mg a up, shame 11031181latching thaw a cap, a shade hoider, means for with 111 subs'tzm any anyative rotary pm 4 the, latter $0 the cap in $1.11" an siticm of parts;su-("tat shell latched in tialljy any relative rotary position a? filmsaid made holder, 5551' and shade parts, socket sheli inwardlysimulclered hnlc'ier being w ed t0 (mgags and support the body of a lampsame 1 m; to 1 cflimta socket and imeahs for liltCl'ltll" said shell toHolder :11; a point of 1th? U, holder, mp.

ggemeni wi'iil'l the 1% ing 01" the ty r-edeficyibed comprisin t0 f l1.'1 my shade'hoikler izltchl then name Hui y senc-v u ppori mg;

